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Almost a decade after the failed London Agreement, prime minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan meet in the Royal Palace in Amman in December 1995. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
September 30, 2016, 3:12 pm
Missed opportunity? The 1987 Peres-Hussein peace deal that wasn’t
Pushed by Margaret Thatcher, Shimon Peres believed the London Agreement would have averted the Intifada. Here’s what went wrong
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Esther Pollard, Jonathan Pollard's wife, meets with Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, April 2012 (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
February 26, 2013, 9:50 pm
Peres joins chorus calling on Obama to free Pollard
Tens of thousands of Israelis sign petition urging the US to pardon Israeli-American spy
By Aaron Kalman
President Barack Obama and his choice for defense secretary, former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, left, and Leon Panetta in the East Room of the White House, January 7, 2013 (photo credit: Charles Dharapak/AP)
January 25, 2013, 2:42 am
After Iran clarification, Democrats rally behind Hagel
Senator Frank Lautenberg confident defense secretary nominee ‘firmly committed to ensuring a strong US-Israel relationship’
By Donna Cassata
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